The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-03
CURRENT ITEMS

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swells Of San Antonio, Ter among
OF rattleSnake skin, with a pin o oSaff s
Snakes rattles. The skins ara pO
by a Texan. who has a snake rsn are pssS
city. 'shche ne1
The late ex-Viee President M
wlfeless and childless, and if mneelet
complaint of his that he wa Sas . Cons
foriorn in the world. But now gaalea
dead and a fortune of SIS, 600 ~ alAs y
around loose heirs by the score sr ~ Is
up in every direction. 'se spring
Edward Wilmot BIvde, 10
ablest negro in the world n pethapS q.
Moran in Arabic, the Bible in HeS s~n fs =
IN Greek Virgil in Latin, sbste, t&s@
English, and Dante in Italian palpee
complete Know-Nothing, and bbsaenss
Africa for the Africans." ms ef
Sheridan has been placed
erlticlsllg army courts-martial a. 1 g
shams.n He is a private at Wilie,.., 1 :
N. Y. His offending language was s =; POiA
munleatlon written to the New WI y scaa
1t takes shoulder straps and Atnaa
make the perfectly successful asszaeS
these days. ztaha
Lee Hall, who Commander q.
iexas hangers, organized to mt ID, .slus.
Iessness, Is a tall man, with o,h,.Sol q
taWny moustache and steel-blue eva. lss 3
considered the brayest man in ms m ~
says Il did my duty to the stata1
and property are now safe in TaVa" a9a 8
just hghtlng reputation enough mi !. ~
people let me alone" ~
Extensive preparations are bs;,.
the Presbyterian Board of Indian o. I'ses =
educate the Indians Of Arizona. Anu
they are building an ssooo seboaI,u -
Fifty acres of land have been bought y
Santa Cruz river, where the yonnu ~ s.
will be Instructed in farming. and !
building to cost $4,000 will soon h. ~
where $50 pupils can be aeeommod,sas
The pretty Theo has startled p.riv g.,
costumes In her new play at the Gaiets
her Journey to Biarritz she wears : 49,
OF sllver-gray soft silk. The ul,in Nv
punched up near the waist, making tbst II
look particularly slender. Around Il. ~
OF the skirt there is wide embroiderva :,
sllken marguerites, with black mr. ~
centres. The waist is of grays cros... ~
drapery Of white silk gauze. and IA N
costume is first hidden unde. 4 eacbas y
slere Of changeable turquoise-blue silI
Somebody is trying to float in Tnna,.
district messenger company after tba A.
lean plan. The public is being solic;s.s
subscribe for 10, 600 shares of STOCK mi
share. 1t is announced as q sebe,ns IS
providing the public with reliable ~
gers and for affording a means Of jivsIAs
o deserving lads" The charged ID b E
penny a mile, and the boys are 10 Be ps;s
the rate OF about six cents an hour. T1
uniform is to be dark gray with roval i
fac'ngs, and to have the companys n
conspicuously on the cap.
Mrs. Cleveland and Gen. GreeIy, tina
explorer, are the best of friends, II Il II
thai while the former was speaking . ~
evenings since of the virtues of the eb;ss
the signal service the President, gho
listening. turned to her with a smile and &
I'm afraid III have to remove Gen. eas
on the ground of offensive partisanaus
When the iisteners-there were severn, oak
IN the r~oom-heard this remark, theyi M
into a general laugh, in which both a
speakers Joined. Gen. Greedy has no vnrs
friend, in fact, than the ma who thus t,s
ened HMM fun.
At IL p. m. on Sept. 27 a mntiny HI
out in ~thetbarraeks Of the Zepita battslioa
Trujilo, q Peru, and two companies s
ceeded il escaping after mortslly Wouas
the captain of the guard and killing shss
try. The mutiny WIS led by the sers
who directed his forces to the presec
shouting: Long live hbertyls uDessA a
the squirting sub-prefectn This attaesr
s5siiy repulsed and the mutiny crut
men and their leader have i
shot. 1t is said that the sol,Sers mus
OWING to only receiving three paper scIa
day as ration money.
The figures Just returned 10 The
Comptroller of New York for 1887 sba#
enormous increase in New York city IA
The figures for tho elevated roads afa !
ESQ. 900 in excess OF those of last wear,
total receipts r 81, s7e, 900, whila thas
he avenue surface roads are s6, sS3, b
addition to these are the gross recaipa
the CROSS town roads, amounting to
$50. 600. The gross earnings OF III
roads show that at fve-cent fare 344. 46
poo persons must have Travelled on thad
ines, exclusive of the Harlem Railroad
he Fifth avenue stage line.
The famous tiara from the Partisan Il
faithful laity ia the great attrAcsia
he Popes jubilee. 1T is made OF hand
,roidered cloth of silver, on which res
ripple crowns, composed of 600 jewels~s
raids, sapphires, rubies and diamond.
'endants are jeweled and embroidered
he papal arms, each terminating with
tassels. The Tara is contsfnaa
gorgeous white leather casket, adorned
inanel plaques ornamented with the q
md seals of the givers. Gifts from the
cans farGily are especially handsome.
most interesting, however, being a
tatuette of Joan of Arc, the work OF Pr
of Orleans, now Princess Waldaa
Among all these gorgeous offerings .
ng contrast is afforded by the hanlFh
r1butions from poor Catholics. Thus
ends a supply of night lights. and
Id woman and her crippled daughtsr0
pettieoat.
The girl baby of the Princess Beatrice.
Youngest daughter of Queen Victoria
baptized or Wednesday. the 23d ilsstsH
he Presbyterian Church, at Ballatsrs
3almeral. in Scotland. DR.. Lees. mlnla
# st. Giles. in Edinburg. oficiated
queen made this selection as d compl
o Scotland-this being the first royal ia
into the Scotch Presbyt
1hurch. It was quite q step from the
opal Church of England. The child
famed Victoria Eugene Julia EnaA-s%
tenie. after the ex-EInpress: julia, afsfi
Princess Battenberg, the German ST
MOTHER and Ena as a Scotch naale
hymn we sung by q seiecsac ~
leen choir. Queen Victoria was present.
eanded by her Indian servants III reg
old dresses. The Queen wore q scarf q
salmoral plaid. II was a Scotch ana
through. Looking upon the ceremony e
he boy baby of Princess Beatrice, Deg
Is nurses arms. He was n year GA =
cry day on which he looked upon Inc eaas
of his little sister, only eleven @nl
ounSer than himself.
The descendants of Chief JustceJohH
ball are O sturdy race. One OF thera
ng the great jurists name. oEis 8 fsfs
irginia and runs o saw-mill thereof.
OF down in the buzz-saw pit not long,
K o loose screw. Suddenly he felt ss
hing moving behind him, and ln tlEfSA las